The concept
of the TLC show Trading Spaces — in which two pairs of
neighbors trade houses for two days and redecorate a room with
the aid of a designer, carpenter and $1,000 budget — was
brought to four UNT residence halls this spring. After the housing
office approved $4,000 for UNT's version of the show — Swapping
Places — the "Red Room" in Bruce Hall and kitchenettes
in Maple Hall, West Hall and College Inn were chosen for the "swap." Participants
included two residents from each of the selected halls to do
the work, four design students chosen based on their sketches
for the renovation of each room, and two housing maintenance
employees who served as carpenters. Resident assistants Stephanie
Kinnaird and Jennifer Ramsey of Maple Hall and Nicole Williams
('03) of Crumley Hall coordinated the event.

After the swap
between Maple Hall and West Hall the first weekend of April (filmed
by NTTV to be broadcast this summer), Maple Hall's kitchenette
was transformed into a 1950s-style diner, complete with black-and-white
checked floor, red walls, diner stools and '50s memorabilia.
West Hall's kitchenette emerged as a blue and chrome kitchen
and entertainment area, with stainless steel work tables, beanbag
chairs and television set.